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Nanny McPhee (2006) Rank 4 Reviews

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Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! Online (--)E! Online (--)
Thompson's the title caregiver in this witty, rollicking kids' movie that adults will enjoy, too. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at E! Online (--)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Emma Thompson has provided an amazing script that is smart and wholesome (what a charming change from the usual) ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
The result is quite wonderful, a funny and affecting family confection. Only time will tell, but it may even be a classic. It's that good. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Patricia Nowohonska)The Cinema Source (Patricia Nowohonska)
“You need Nanny McPhee,” with a thud of her and five little lessons she will teach your children how to behave. Go to bed when they’re told. Get up when they’re told. Say please and thank you; and you got to watch the movie for the fifth. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at The Cinema Source (Patricia Nowohonska)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for (Tony Medley)(Tony Medley)
Does love at first sight exist? Is it accurate and lasting? After the first minute I leaned over to my guest and said, "I love this movie." From a start that grabbed me, an aerial shot zooming in on the house where the recently ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at (Tony Medley)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for movies.com (Dave White)movies.com (Dave White)
It's a middle-class parenting-anxiety exploitation movie in which they eat a live baby! OK, lie — they just pretend to eat the baby. And the exploitation thing is a lie, too. It's really just a slightly darker Mary Poppins for smart kids and their ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at movies.com (Dave White)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) is a recent widower with seven children that could frighten away even the toughest of nannies (and they do), although they are obedient around the maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). He's at his wits end until he hears ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at The Movie Chicks
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
The film delivers the kind of humor and excitement that is expected from the genre, with an extra helping of deviance and sharp wit. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Emma Thompson herself wrote the screenplay (based on the "Nurse Matilda" books by Christianna Brand), so it should be no surprise that it's smart and funny. But I was surprised anyway. What could have been just a middling kids' movie turns out to be ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
Whether or not Nanny McPhee sparks another reading frenzy like Harry Potter or The Chronicles of Narnia, her insistence on civility and her corresponding kindness ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Parent Previews
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
A delightful surprise, visually witty and almost unfailingly charming, perhaps the best film of its kind since 'Babe.' This should become a family perennial. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)
And while those classics, like Julie Andrews' incandescent Maria and Poppins, were practically perfect in every way, Nanny McPhee is quite deserving of its own special place in the magical universe. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (M.E. Russell)Oregonian (M.E. Russell)
Much like Nanny McPhee herself, the movie isn't pretty, but hiding underneath its gaudy exterior are a few worthwhile lessons, a gleefully morbid sense of humor and, best of all, an actual beating heart. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Oregonian (M.E. Russell)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Nanny McPhee offers solid family entertainment in the face of it all. Mary Poppins, eat your heart out. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Emma Thompson, the Oscar winning screenwriter of "Sense and Sensibility" and uncredited polisher of this year's "Pride & Prejudice," has created a new vehicle for herself by adapting the 'Nurse Matilda' books of her childhood. This warmly bright ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
It's no Mary Poppins, to be sure. Whatever could be? But even that magical movie icon would be excessively diverted by Nanny McPhee's antics. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
There is something deeply satisfying about a fable with a time-honored story line that may offer no surprises as to plot points as it barrels along to its conclusion, but that does, nonetheless, pay strict attention to the serious moral lesson to be ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for NCSU Technician (Andrew Johnson)NCSU Technician (Andrew Johnson)
It has been 10 years since Emma Thompson's last venture into feature film writing (Sense and Sensibility), but if this adaptation of the Nurse Matilda book series is any indication, she still has a knack for it. Thompson stars as a snaggletoothed nanny ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at NCSU Technician (Andrew Johnson)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Once upon a time, there was a young, dashing movie critic who ventured to see a fairy tale named Nanny McPhee. The critic was scared, as he had done battle with kids’ movies. His record featured duels with the likes of Are We There Yet? and Rebound. ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD ConfidentialDVD Confidential
Surprisingly warm and charming, Nanny McPhee stars Emma Thompson as a grotesque and mysterious governess who puts the reigns on her seven unruly young charges. The plot line is fairly simple but its execution offers up a rich palette of colors, several ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at DVD Confidential
Nanny McPhee (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Frothy and fun yet deliciously dark, this may be eclipsed by next month's Harry Potter but should be sought out for its own, equally entertaining, magical ...read the complete Nanny McPhee movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
 
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